A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding sexual abuse cases, including historical offences, and the training of police and DPP officers. The parliamentary secretary requested the question be placed on notice due to the need for more time to gather the data.

AnsweredQoN 878Legislative Council
Asked
15 November 2005
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

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I refer to the long-term impact of sexual abuse on children, and the necessity to prosecute sex abuse offences, including historical offences, swiftly. (1) How many cases of sexual abuse has the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions become aware of in the past 12 months? (2) How many cases has the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted in the past three months? (3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted? (4) How many cases were historical sex abuse cases? (5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(1) How many cases of sexual abuse has the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions become aware of in the past 12 months? (2) How many cases has the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted in the past three months? (3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted? (4) How many cases were historical sex abuse cases? (5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(2) How many cases has the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted in the past three months? (3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted? (4) How many cases were historical sex abuse cases? (5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted? (4) How many cases were historical sex abuse cases? (5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(4) How many cases were historical sex abuse cases? (5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
(5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations into historic sex abuse cases? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I have been advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions requires more time to gather the necessary data to respond to the question. I therefore request that the question be placed on notice.

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